# sirds
## Latgalian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr. Cognates include Latvian sir̂ds and Lithuanian širdìs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲîrt͡sʲ]
* Hyphenation: sirds

### Noun

sirds f (diminutive sirsneņa)
* heart

#### Declension
### References

* M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 131
* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 23

## Latvian

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### Alternative forms

* (dialectal form) sirde

### Etymology

From older sirdis (attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sîɾts]
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### Noun

sirds f (6th declension)
* (anatomy) heart (the central organ of the circulatory system which causes the blood to flow through the blood vessels by means of rhythmic muscular contractions)
    sirds pukst ― the heart is beating
    sirds sit ― the heart is jumping (lit. beating, i.e., heavily)
    sirds slimības ― heart diseases
    sirds pārsitieni ― heart palpitations
    sirds mazspēja ― heart failure
    sirds trokšņi ― cardiac murmur (lit. heart noises)
    sirds zāles ― heart medication
    sirds darbojas normāli ― the heart is working normally
    sirds ir mūsu galvenais orgāns ― the heart is our most important organ
* heart (the center of the human psyche, including emotions, character, personality, and their expression and manifestation)
    laba, draudzīga sirds ― a good, friendly heart
    līdzjūtīga sirds ― a compassionate heart
    dedzīga, kvēla sirds ― a fervent, fiery heart
    atsaucīga, godīga sirds ― a receptive, honest heart
    gaiša, viegla sirds ― a bright, light heart
    līksma sirds ― a joyous heart
    smaga, grūta sirds ― a severe, hard heart
    grūtsirdīga sirds ― a melancholic heart
    ļauna sirds ― an evil heart
    mātes, tēva sirds ― a mother's, a father's heart
    sirds līksmo ― the heart rejoices
    aizkustināt sirdi ― to touch (someone's) heart
    sirds noslēpums ― a secret of the heart
    viņam nav sirds ― he doesn't have a heart
    ai sirds! te maiga tu, te rāma, te nemierīga krūtīs tiec ― oh, heart! here you are, gentle, calm, becoming restless in the chest
    Līnai bija žēlīga un vāja sirds, kas spēja saslieties tikai liela izmisuma brīžos ― Linai had a weak, compassionate heart that could straighten up only in times of despair
* heart (main, central, most important part)
    galvaspilsēta ir zemes sirds ― the capital city is the heart of the land
    Ēvalds atvadījās no pilsētas centra, no diviem mēnešiem, kas bija aizvadīti šeit, pašā Rīgas sirdī ― Ēvalds said farewell to the city center, to the two months that had been spent here, in the very heart of Riga
    mašīnbūvi dēvē par mūsu industrijas sirdi ― mechanical engineering is known as the heart of our industry
    jūs abi bijāt pirmajā reisā un tagad esat komandas sirds un kodols ― both of you were in the first trip and are now the heart and core of the team
* heart (an object or drawing having the shape of a heart, typically stylized as a cardioid)
    piparkūku sirds ― gingerbread heart
    reiz ar pirmo lāpstas dūrienu izdevās atrast unikālu akmens laikmetā veidotu tumšsarkana dzintara sirdi ― already with the first hit of the shovel they managed to find a unique Stone Age dark red amber heart
* (card games) hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)
    sirds kalps ― the jack of hearts
    sirds dūzis ― the ace of hearts
    kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī… tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them… there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts

#### Derived terms

* grūtsirdīgs
* sirdīgs
* sirdsapziņa
* sirdsdarbība, sirds darbība
* sirdsdegsme, sirds degsme
* sirdsdraudzene, sirds draudzene
* sirdsdraugs, sirds draugs
* sirdskaite, sirds kaite
* sirdsklauves, sirds klauves
* sirdslēkme, sirds lēkme
* sirdslieta, sirds lieta
* sirsnīgs

#### Related terms

* serde

#### See also

Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text) :
| sirdis | kāravi | pīķi | krusti, kreiči |
* kardioloģija, kardiologs, kardioloģe, kardioloģisks

### References

* Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sirds”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN